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Blair, is there an image of the recent high value moose
stamp (5 dollars) available on the Internet somewhere?
I have searched the Canadian Postal Archives website,
but 2003 seems not yet added.

Mette


TC wrote in message
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On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:25:00 +0100, "Mette" wrote:

Blair, I think (but am not sure) that Peral also did the
loon. But there are other young engravers, and they
come from Sweden, of all places!

Martin Morck engraved the polar bear. If you google
for Martin Morck, a number of links come up. He has
engraved several stamps for Canada and France,
Greenland, Denmark and others.

Another one to watch out for is Lars Sjööblom, who
is a genious in engraving animals of any kind. He has
done a number for Sweden, Denmark and Greenland,
but as far as I know, not yet for Canada.

I have met both of them in Copenhagen.

Mette

Mette:

I believe I read that Jorge Peral came from Mexico.
(probably to enjoy the better weather of Canadian winters.)

The $1 Loon, $2 Polar Bear and $8 Grizzly Bear stamps

The Loon and Polar Bear stamps are paralleled with the coins
issued by the Royal Canadian Mint. Steven Slipp of Halifax
and Alain Leduc of Montreal are the designers of these two
stamps. Robert Ralph Carmichael, artist of the $1.00 coin,
created the illustration for the loon on the stamp. A full
time painter from Echo-Bay, Ontario, Mr. Carmichael has
designed a number of coinsfor the Royal Canadian Mint.

Similarly, Brent Townsend (of Warwick, Ontario) who worked
on the $2.00 polar bear coin, created the illustration for
the polar bear stamp. Jorge Peral, the engraver for the
$8 grizzly bear stamp, did the engraving for the $1 loon
stamp and Martin Morck engraved the $2 polar bear stamp.

The new $5 Moose stamp

A bull moose with a full spread of antlers is one of the
most imposing beasts in North America. It stands taller
at the shoulder than the largest of horses and weighs
as much as a horse, reaching up to 800 kg. It is estimated
that there are close to one million of the animals
in Canada.

The moose that adorns Canada Post's new $5.00 definitive
stamp is an image from a steel engraving by master engraver
Jorge Peral, which was itself based on a drawing by
wildlife artist David Preston-Smith. Designer Steven Slipp
says he aimed to represent the monumentality of the animal.
"The pose suggests an animal who is feeding and may have
just been interrupted by the viewer, making a one-on-one
encounter."

Several innovative security features have been imprinted
on this stamp, including a hidden linework of a Moose
drawing printed in a fluorescent colour that is invisible
to the naked eye. When the stamp is illuminated by
ultraviolet light the line drawing shows up as a purple
blue colour. The linework is based on a rock engraving
of a Moose created in past times by a Micmac Indian
from New Brunswick. This same linework drawing appears
engraved in the four corners of the pane margins.

A picture of Jorge Peral at work on the $10 banknote
can be seen at: (NOTE: Please scroll down to page 30)
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/annual...tewardship.pdf

Blair







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There is an oblique one here AM,
along with the coin.
Personally, I prefer a chocolate mousse

http://www.coins4me.com/canadian_roy...ive_dollar.htm


........but a large, clear image here
http://www.downtownstamps.bc.ca/stamps/moose.html



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"Mette" wrote in message ...
| Blair, is there an image of the recent high value moose
| stamp (5 dollars) available on the Internet somewhere?
| I have searched the Canadian Postal Archives website,
| but 2003 seems not yet added.
|
| Mette
|
|
| TC wrote in message
| ...
| On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:25:00 +0100, "Mette" wrote:
|
| Blair, I think (but am not sure) that Peral also did the
| loon. But there are other young engravers, and they
| come from Sweden, of all places!
|
| Martin Morck engraved the polar bear. If you google
| for Martin Morck, a number of links come up. He has
| engraved several stamps for Canada and France,
| Greenland, Denmark and others.
|
| Another one to watch out for is Lars Sjööblom, who
| is a genious in engraving animals of any kind. He has
| done a number for Sweden, Denmark and Greenland,
| but as far as I know, not yet for Canada.
|
| I have met both of them in Copenhagen.
|
| Mette
|
| Mette:
|
| I believe I read that Jorge Peral came from Mexico.
| (probably to enjoy the better weather of Canadian winters.)
|
| The $1 Loon, $2 Polar Bear and $8 Grizzly Bear stamps
|
| The Loon and Polar Bear stamps are paralleled with the coins
| issued by the Royal Canadian Mint. Steven Slipp of Halifax
| and Alain Leduc of Montreal are the designers of these two
| stamps. Robert Ralph Carmichael, artist of the $1.00 coin,
| created the illustration for the loon on the stamp. A full
| time painter from Echo-Bay, Ontario, Mr. Carmichael has
| designed a number of coinsfor the Royal Canadian Mint.
|
| Similarly, Brent Townsend (of Warwick, Ontario) who worked
| on the $2.00 polar bear coin, created the illustration for
| the polar bear stamp. Jorge Peral, the engraver for the
| $8 grizzly bear stamp, did the engraving for the $1 loon
| stamp and Martin Morck engraved the $2 polar bear stamp.
|
| The new $5 Moose stamp
|
| A bull moose with a full spread of antlers is one of the
| most imposing beasts in North America. It stands taller
| at the shoulder than the largest of horses and weighs
| as much as a horse, reaching up to 800 kg. It is estimated
| that there are close to one million of the animals
| in Canada.
|
| The moose that adorns Canada Post's new $5.00 definitive
| stamp is an image from a steel engraving by master engraver
| Jorge Peral, which was itself based on a drawing by
| wildlife artist David Preston-Smith. Designer Steven Slipp
| says he aimed to represent the monumentality of the animal.
| "The pose suggests an animal who is feeding and may have
| just been interrupted by the viewer, making a one-on-one
| encounter."
|
| Several innovative security features have been imprinted
| on this stamp, including a hidden linework of a Moose
| drawing printed in a fluorescent colour that is invisible
| to the naked eye. When the stamp is illuminated by
| ultraviolet light the line drawing shows up as a purple
| blue colour. The linework is based on a rock engraving
| of a Moose created in past times by a Micmac Indian
| from New Brunswick. This same linework drawing appears
| engraved in the four corners of the pane margins.
|
| A picture of Jorge Peral at work on the $10 banknote
| can be seen at: (NOTE: Please scroll down to page 30)
| http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/annual...tewardship.pdf
|
| Blair
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Rodney wrote in message
...
There is an oblique one here AM,
along with the coin.
Personally, I prefer a chocolate mousse

http://www.coins4me.com/canadian_roy...ive_dollar.htm


.......but a large, clear image here
http://www.downtownstamps.bc.ca/stamps/moose.html

Thanks Rodney, nice images. I could have many
chocolate mousses for 55 USD

Mette

On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 20:20:10 +0100, "Mette" wrote:

Blair, is there an image of the recent high value moose
stamp (5 dollars) available on the Internet somewhere?
I have searched the Canadian Postal Archives website,
but 2003 seems not yet added.

Mette

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Mette:

I will email one to you at yahoo dot dk

Blair



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Robin Harris



"Mette" wrote in message ...
Blair, is there an image of the recent high value moose
stamp (5 dollars) available on the Internet somewhere?
I have searched the Canadian Postal Archives website,
but 2003 seems not yet added.

Mette

Robin Harris wrote in message
om...
Check out: http://www.rpsc.org/reference/sets/pics-qeii-trade.htm

Thank you very much, Robin.
Excellent page :-)
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heindorffstamps at yahoo dot dk
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"Mette" wrote in message
...
Blair, is there an image of the recent high value moose
stamp (5 dollars) available on the Internet somewhere?
I have searched the Canadian Postal Archives website,
but 2003 seems not yet added.

Mette

On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 17:06:26 +0100, "Mette" wrote:



Thank you Blair. After some scrolling I finally found the
image on page 8 (of the .pdf-file) ...

It is interesting how Canadian coins and stamps are
paralleled in national symbols. Following Scott# the
1c (penny) has the maple leaf.
5c (nickel) pictures the beaver, Canada # 1.
10c (dime) pictures Bluenose, Canada # 158.
25c (quarter) is -- up to now -- shown on Canada # 360,
and of course the new moose stamp.
50c (half dollar) is reflected on Canada # E7,
1 dollar (loonie) is on Canada # 1697, and
2 dollar (toonie) is on Canada # 1698.

Mette


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Hello Mette:

Just one minor correction. The Canadian
quarter (25c) shows a caribou and not a moose.

Caribou can be seen on Scott 360 (4c) April 12, 1956
and on Soott 1180 (80c) from the 1987-91 set.

As you know, a new Caribou-stamp is announced
for December 2004.

Blair


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TC wrote in message
...
On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 17:06:26 +0100, "Mette" wrote:



Thank you Blair. After some scrolling I finally found the
image on page 8 (of the .pdf-file) ...

It is interesting how Canadian coins and stamps are
paralleled in national symbols. Following Scott# the
1c (penny) has the maple leaf.
5c (nickel) pictures the beaver, Canada # 1.
10c (dime) pictures Bluenose, Canada # 158.
25c (quarter) is -- up to now -- shown on Canada # 360,
and of course the new moose stamp.
50c (half dollar) is reflected on Canada # E7,
1 dollar (loonie) is on Canada # 1697, and
2 dollar (toonie) is on Canada # 1698.

Mette


================================================== =====

Hello Mette:

Just one minor correction. The Canadian
quarter (25c) shows a caribou and not a moose.

Caribou can be seen on Scott 360 (4c) April 12, 1956
and on Soott 1180 (80c) from the 1987-91 set.

As you know, a new Caribou-stamp is announced
for December 2004.

You are right Blair. I mixed up the two animals :-)
The new Caribou-stamp is in my calendar for Dec
2004, so I won't forget.

Mette